1. LearningHouse.com | (502) 589-9878 Understanding and Complying With the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)

2. Objectives By the end of this session, participants will be able to: Define ADA and Section 508. Explain how ADA impacts course design and delivery. Review technological ways to address various disabilities. Identify instructional strategies that address various disabilities. Review institutional services and departments useful for supplementing Web accessibility in online course design.

3. Overview of ADA and Section 508

4. ADA Overview What is a disability? What is ADA? What is Section 508?

5. How ADA Impacts Online Courses Section 508 mandates compliance for: LMS Course materials Universal design Hearing, visual, physical, and cognitive impairments Consideration of age, language, gender, ethnicity

6. Addressing Disabilities

7. Types of Disability Student PhysicalLearningVisualHearingSpeech Psychological and emotional

8. Physical: Technology  Use of joystick, trackball, speech input  Keyboard adaptations (e.g., IntelliKeys, Unicorn Expanded Keyboard)  Keystroke acceleration techniques  Word lists or word prediction

9. Physical: Instructional  Short breaks during synchronous sessions  Text-based communication  Icons and hypertext links

10. Learning: Technology  Search engines and databases with word variations  Books on tape  Talking Web browsers (e.g., WebAnywhere)  Screen magnification (e.g., Microsoft Magnifier)

11. Learning: Instructional  Course layout  Syllabus  Transcripts  Universally accessible file types  Extended time on exams  Multiple choice, matching, and fill-in-the-blank tests

12. Visual: Technology  Refreshable Braille  Screen readers  Text-only browsers (e.g., Lynx)  Voice recognition programs  Captions

13. Visual: Instructional  High and low contrast  Colored text and font size  Outline  Java applets and Flash  File size  Universally accessible file types

14. Hearing: Technology Closed captioning Open captioning Real-time captioning Skype Telephone Relay Service (TRS)

15. Hearing: Instructional Transcripts for multimedia File size Timing for transcription ASL interpreter Chat transcripts

16. Speech: Technology Voice recognition systems: OpenVXI, Festvox, CMU Sphinx Microsoft Office: Voice Command Screen reader: NonVisual Desktop Access Web-based chat software: AJAX Chat

17. Speech: Instructional Text-based interactions One-on-one presentations

18. Psychological and Emotional: Technology  Reduced flicker frequency  Flicker-free monitors  Glare guard

19. Psychological and Emotional: Instructional  Text alternatives  Reduced animation, blinking text, offensive color patterns  Extended timed tests  Increased phone and email contact  Short breaks during long visual presentations

20. Considerations for Compliance

21. Support Services Library Test proctoring Office of Accommodations

22. Conclusion Further questions? Contact Learning House support (800) 985- 9781 or support@learninghouse.comsupport@learninghouse.com

23. References